Car-door



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

P. A. MOORE. OAR DOOR.

Pa/centad Dec. 8, 1891.

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F. A. MOORE. GAB. DOOR.

Patented Dec.8, 1891.

UNI-TE states I ATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS ApMOORE, or TYLER, TEXAS.

CAR-DOOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 464,624, datedDecember 8, 1291. A lication tiled mut te, 159,1. sear N3. 378 .756. oremodel.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. MOORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tyler, in the county of Smith and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Doors; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and-exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art'towhichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to car-doors; and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in 'thefaccompanyingdrawings, and pointed out 'inthe appended claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a car-door of simple andinexpensive construction that is both fire and water proof; further,

to provide a series of levers having a toggle- ;joint connection withthe door, whereby said,

, door beingin a closed position; Fig. 2, a similar view, the door beingin an open position; Fig. 3, a vertical section on the line :20 x ofFig. 1; Fig. 1, a top view of the door in a closed position; Fig. 5, asimilar view, the door being open; Fig. 6, a horizontal section on theline y y of Fig. 1; Fig. 7, a detail View I of one of the hangers; Fig.8,a detail view of one of the corner-irons; Fig. 9, a detail view of thecam.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, 1 designates the side of a carprovided with the usual opening 2 for the door, and secured to the-sideof the car above and below the opening 2 are runners 3 and 4.

5 designates the door, of the usual wellknown construction, of a sizeadapted to fit within the opening 2 flush with the outer face of theside of the car, as shown, and has secured to it by means of bolts orscrews at each corner thereof metallic corner-pieces 6, said piecesconsisting of the angular portion 7, the back 8 of which restsagainst-the inside face of the door flush therewith,while the sideplates 9 and 10 fit flush with the edges of the door, as plainly shown.The cornerpieces are further provided with sockets or recesses 11, for apurpose presently 6X5 plained. i I

12 and-13 designate metallic hangers, which by preference aremadehalf-ro'und and hollow and are provided at their upper ends with thesolid heads 14, having risingfrom them at opposite sides projections 15and 16, the opposing faces of which are rounded, as shown at 17. Theseprojections are so-placed on the heads '14: that they will be onopposite sides of the top runner.

At the lower ends of the hangers 12 and-13 are formed sockets: adaptedto receive the rounded shank 18 of the roller brackets20,

said brackets having pivoted between derated cars 22, which ears arepivoted within pieces 6, by-suitable pins.

Having thus described hangers, I will proceed to describe'the means Iprefer to employ, whereby the door 5 may be raised from the opening 2andallowed to be rolled to one side of said opening or to drop within theopening 2 when it is desired to lock the door.

23designates a metallic plate secured in any desired manner on the outerface of the door near the central part thereof, and has extending fromit a pin 24, upon which is pivoted a lever 25, and tolimit the swingingmovement of said lever when opening the door I secure upon the plate 23a guard 26. Secured in any desired manner to the hangers 12 and 13 andat convenient points thereon are plates 27, provided at their outer endswith eyes 28. u

' 29 and 30 designate levers pivoted to the lever 25 above and below theguard 26, and are provided at their ends with hooks 31, which engage theeys 28, forming a togglejoint between the levers 29 and 30 and plates27. The lower end of the lever 25 is formed bottom of the hangers 12 and13 are perfo the sockets or recesses 11, formed" in cornerthe door anditsv ICO into a suitable handle, whereby the lever mechanism maybeeasily and readily worked.

Journaled on a shaft 32, having a point of bearing in the lower runnerat and the sill of the car, near the center of the door, is a cam 33,provided with a downwardly and on twardly inclined face 34, againstwhich the lower end of the lever 25 is designed to work, the end of thelever being beveled, as shown, so as to permit of the cam turning.

The shaft 32 proj ects through the runner 4, and is provided with asquared end, upon which is secured a lever 35, provided in its outer endwith an eye 36,which, when the lever 35 is in the position shown in Fig.1, registers with an eye in the runner 4, through which openings may besecured a seal or look 37.

In order that the lever 25 may not be thrown too far to the left,thereby straining the lever mechanism,I employ a stop 38,-secured to thecar between the side of the car and the runner 4, just to the left ofthe cam 33.

The car is further provided upon each side of the doorway with stops 39to limit the movement of the door.

To form a perfect joint at the upper and lower edges of the door, Isecure to said door upon its outer face metallic plates 40, which mayextend over a part of the exterior face of the door, as shown, or maycover the entire exterior face, if desired.

The mode of opening myimproved car-door, taken in connection with theabove description and accompanying drawings, may be briefly described asfollows: Assuming the door to be in the position shown in Fig. 1, and itis desired to open the same, by removing the seal or lock from the lever35 and turning said lever until it occupies a vertical position, asshown in Fig. 2, and with it turning the cam .33, the inclined face 3%of the cam will free the lower end of the lever 25. Now, by turning the1ever25 to the right, as shown in Fig. 2, the hangers, owingtotheirpivotal connection with said lever and the door, raise the doorfrom its opening, when it may be slid along on the runners.

\Vhen itis desired to close the door, slide it along on the runnersuntil it is opposite the opening 2, then throw the lever 25 in theposition shown in Fig. 1, and turn the lever 33 in a horizontalposition, when the lever 25 will be forced against the car-door and heldthere by the cam. The eyes in thelever 33 and runner 4: will nowregister, when the seal or look may be adjusted.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the car and the door carried thereby, providedat each side with hangers carrying at their lower ends rollers engagingthe lower runner and at their upper ends with heads having projectionsengaging the upper runner, of the cornerpieces 6, constructed asdescribed, carried by v the door, having a pivotal connection with thehangers, and means, as shown, for opening and closing the door,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the car and the door carried thereby, providedalong its edges with pivotal hangers having at their upper;

ends projections engaging opposite sides of the upper runner and attheir lower ends with swivel-rollers engaging the lower runners, of thelever 25, having a toggle-joint connection with the hangers, whereby thedoor is opened and closed, substantially as specified.

The combination, with the door provided along its sides with pivotalhangers carrying at their upper ends projections and at their lower endsrollers adapted to work on the lower runner, of the lever 25, havingatogglejoint connection with the hangers, engaged at its lower end by acam carried by a shaft journaled in the lower runner and sill of thecar, and the lever 33 upon said shaft, provided with an eye registeringwith an eye on the lower runner for the reception of the seal or look,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS A. MOORE, \Vitnesses R. W. SAVAGE, OSCAR MOFARLAND.

